QGIS/resources/function_help/json/tapered_buffer
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{
"name": "tapered_buffer",
"type": "function",
"groups": ["GeometryGroup"],
"description": "Creates a buffer along a line geometry where the buffer diameter varies evenly over the length of the line.",
"arguments": [{
"arg": "geometry",
"description": "input geometry. Must be a (multi)line geometry."
}, {
"arg": "start_width",
"description": "width of buffer at start of line,"
}, {
"arg": "end_width",
"description": "width of buffer at end of line."
}, {
"arg": "segments",
"optional": true,
"default": "8",
"description": "number of segments to approximate quarter-circle curves in the buffer."
}],
"examples": [{
"expression": "tapered_buffer(geometry:=geom_from_wkt('LINESTRING(1 2, 4 2)'),start_width:=1,end_width:=2,segments:=8)",
"returns": "A tapered buffer starting with a diameter of 1 and ending with a diameter of 2 along the linestring geometry."
}],
"tags": ["varies", "buffer", "line", "diameter", "length"]
}